Squadron of Avro Lancaster Bombers On the night of May 16th 1943, a Royal Air Force squadron of Avro Lancaster[…]
Category: Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, literally “The Air Battle for England”) was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe.
Douglas Bader (1910-1982) -British RAF Fighter Ace WW2
RAF Fighter Ace Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL (21st[…]
Mussolini’s British Blitz – Italian Raids on England
Mussolini’s British Blitz Bet you didn’t know that the Italians raided England during the Battle of Britain? A strange but[…]
Declassified : What Happened To These RAF Bases Since WW2
Old RAF Bases To mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force, we have been taking a look at how[…]
Bloody Foreigners – The Untold Battle of Britain (Polskie Napisy)
Untold Battle of Britain Here is the story of the Polish Fighter Pilots who joined the fight against the Luftwaffe[…]
How The Spitfire Became An Aviation Masterpiece | The Birth Of A Legend
Fighter Aircraft that saved Britain from Invasion and Defeat. To this day, the Spitfire remains in our minds as the[…]
Battle of the River Forth – Germany’s First Air Attack on Britain of WW2
First Luftwaffe Air Raid of World War 2 October 1939 and Scotland saw the first Luftwaffe Air Raid of World[…]
Big Mistake? Why Not Destroy Radar during Battle of Britain?!
Not Destroying the Radar In this video I talk about Radar during the Battle of Britain and whether the Luftwaffe[…]
Hugh Dowding : The Saviour Of The Battle of Britain (WW2 Documentary) | Timeline
Dowding saved Britain Fighting the Blue: Spirits in the Wind. We look at the saviour of the Battle of Britain,[…]
Hurricane – The Silent Hero
Hawker Hurricane Profile of the Hawker Hurricane, whose role in RAF Fighter Command’s Second World War campaign is often overshadowed[…]